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Key votes at the meeting included:

- Huntertown recreational-trails grant amendment (Resolution 2025-05A): The court adopted an amended resolution to apply for recreational-trails grant funding with revised amounts — $47,619 in grant funds requested and a resulting local match of $2,381 (a $119 savings from prior figures). Motion by Squire Gill; second by Squire Blackford. The court adopted the amended resolution by voice vote.

- Withdrawal of prior budget ordinance and first reading of amended budget amendment (Ordinance 2025-08 withdrawn; Ordinance 2025-11 first reading): The court withdrew ordinance 2025-08 (budget amendment number 1) because carryover amounts were miscalculated, then approved the first reading of ordinance 2025-11 to realize $3,101,655.54 in unbudgeted receipts from prior-year carryover and other sources. Motion to withdraw by Squire Brown; motion to have the first reading by Squire Brown. The county attorney said the amendment lists prior-year carryover for multiple funds, federal grants (including FEMA disaster recovery), opioid settlement funds, sheriff's asset forfeiture, clerk permanent-storage fees and ARPA carryover; a second reading will be scheduled.

- Zoning map amendment (Ordinance 2025-09, second reading): The court approved the second reading of an ordinance rezoning 1.19 acres at 197 Browns Mill Road (Sea Island Sole Company LLC) from R-1B to A-1. The county attorney read a summary of the ordinance, which must be published in summary form within 30 days.

- Roadwork and paving contracts: The court accepted several bids recommended by Road Supervisor Beau Wilson. Mago Construction was awarded $78,570 for the paving of 4 Acre Road (known as 7 Creeks) and $237,150 for partial paving on Heffner, Oregon, Buck Run, Germany and Watts Ferry roads. The court also authorized advertising and bid processes for Shore Acres Road (flex funds) and sections of Huntertown Road.

- Rural secondary/flex funds: The court approved execution of the rural secondary program agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for $170,976 and adopted the accompanying resolution (2025-07).

- Surplus property and other administrative actions: The court approved surplusing several Solid Waste and Recycling vehicles for sale on GovDeals; ratified execution of a county conservation deed; approved the transfers and bills to be paid; approved a personnel order and opened and authorized advertising for a maintenance specialist position; approved HMB Professional Engineers work order number 1 for the Pains Depot project; and approved facility-use requests for courthouse events (Twilight Festival on Sept. 6 and Spooktacular on Oct. 26).

- Compass mental-health contract: The court approved a contract with Compass for mental-health services to EMS contingent on final review and approval by the county attorney and the judge executive.

Many of the votes were voice votes with the court recording unanimous approval. When the court held first readings (budget and taxation ordinance), final adoption will require subsequent action at a later meeting.

Motions and recorded items referenced by ordinance/resolution numbers in the court record include Ordinance 2025-09 (zoning map amendment), Ordinance 2025-10 (first reading of general taxation), Ordinance 2025-11 (first reading, amended budget amendment number 1), Resolution 2025-05A (Huntertown recreational-trails grant amendment) and Resolution 2025-07 (rural secondary program agreement).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Meeting of the Woodford County Fiscal Court 8-12-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Woodford County Fiscal Court approved an amended recreational-trails grant, accepted paving bids, conducted a zoning second reading and completed a first reading of a budget amendment, among other administrative actions.","taxTitle","Woodford County, Kentucky","taxId",73313,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6588638,"Woodford County says FEMA public assistance is coming; USDA buyout contract pending",263,2187000,2450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5565251-f9aec26a224f6177b1e4af41e12fc432&start=2187&end=2450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5565251-f9aec26a224f6177b1e4af41e12fc432/thumbnail_2187000.jpg","/articles/6588638/Woodford-County/Kentucky/Woodford-County-says-FEMA-public-assistance-is-coming-USDA-buyout-contract-pending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588638-9d404bfe1eb00f556351ff98b921a59b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138451&Signature=iX7UNcyvTeNqrkfbBlaVuMeUzuQJeSJdWQMy~oEhq4gkdeseSAto~ERadrBHPubqEyNnZxaS3QImeh17S8PW3eK8vu1seCnvS2Mv6x59yWCEOysYNoP7vkh~kUP6drFc26CHRQNfgLw4lNsZKFs68mLmMgEzBKGqd9JBbdvpY4IWtmt9f7y2Yk~rEJkNrs8g-PZdYDBrhmB0zX~bNp-2ozQ-DZHFgzO8S-belqi5HnRaST0Nh6vgRy3ZcKOkO8o-X3Utf4j9PU22Gs~tBJsT71Pi~OCWw8jHqePLWQg~8Y1RcgkSCUiK75pb~2nfci8vr2B7hWwtjSUXrIOksL9Z2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Woodford County Director of Emergency Management (Director Chandler) told the fiscal court the county is now eligible to recover most costs from this year’s floods after a federal public assistance declaration and that the county is awaiting the USDA contract for emergency watershed protection buyouts.

“...we stand to receive or recover 87% of the number that's on the financial report,” Director Chandler said, describing the public assistance reimbursement percentage the county expects on eligible expenses reported under the county’s applicant process.

Chandler said Kentucky and other affected states were denied the hazard mitigation program after the public assistance declaration and that county officials are working with Kentucky Emergency Management to appeal that denial. “We won't give up on that just yet,” he said.

On buyouts, Chandler said the county has received notice that the USDA application to the national office was approved and that the county is “only waiting on the contract at this point for the emergency watershed protection buyouts.” The court previously authorized the judge executive and county attorney to review the buyout arrangement; with the contract now expected, Judge Executive Kaye said the county attorney and the judge will review the document and, “we will move forward with approving it as long as it meets the requirements of the county attorney.” The court raised no objections and approved that course.

Chandler said the county will seek to qualify as many eligible expenses as possible for public assistance and emphasized the breadth of eligible entities: “Each political jurisdiction has its own recovery process. So the city of Versailles will go through that. Midway will go through that. The school district has eligible expenses. The fire district, the health department, etcetera.”

Chandler also cited statewide displacement figures reported to the Emergency Response Commission: as of the most recent meeting he had reviewed, 615 Kentuckians remained displaced statewide from the February and April floods; he said multiple Woodford County families remain displaced.

The court recorded no new vote to accept federal funds; it did authorize county leaders to review and proceed with the USDA contract when received, provided the county attorney signs off.","Emergency manager reported the county can recover about 87% of eligible flood expenses under a federal public-assistance declaration; hazard mitigation funding was denied and is being appealed. The USDA National Resources Conservation Service has approved emergency watershed buyouts and the county authorized review of the contract.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6588641,"All Points Broadband outlines 1,850-location fiber project for Woodford County",589,1011000,1600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5565251-f9aec26a224f6177b1e4af41e12fc432&start=1011&end=1600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5565251-f9aec26a224f6177b1e4af41e12fc432/thumbnail_1011000.jpg","/articles/6588641/Woodford-County/Kentucky/All-Points-Broadband-outlines-1850-location-fiber-project-for-Woodford-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588641-630a064beb2e742c30d0da984ff6a8c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138451&Signature=HY~zQuJMz546bZNJoRGlAZBr2E8EaF8plxGpvOLSowA0Pgxgg1wI~~CimADl0nV~fhoFwKMzLPcS98qlepmvtZwLaRvr-SsnCTBINaBbXvCR7h8UD8O6-RemvEtUxvYBvIMXqybtFaCv2Nj1ah3NbXznbLHP1CJcQvGwp~k15t-djaY1jrX7X4vCNww4gbHbWhNOk6Inf6~KUX73ybBIuLPEuE9xTFC-XvmhhQL5kM1MC9VYwNiklMQSIGdeCyu2q-B-7rV4sdie0UUZv7iovAy2RidwXUdXbsC0ckeXYJVuhjT51vNEwv~Zk6V2hRogP5OyKlzrApDv93HQteT8~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","All Points Broadband representative Philip Brown told the Woodford County Fiscal Court that the company will build fiber-to-the-home service to 1,850 locations in the county under a project required to finish by Dec. 31, 2026.

Brown said the project will include roughly 185 miles of fiber and a total budget of $16,600,000, with All Points contributing $8.5 million, the county providing $3,160,000 in matching funds and a state grant of $4,950,000. “It’s 18 50 locations that don't have broadband today that will be able to get broadband from All Points broadband when it's finished,” Brown said.

The update put particular emphasis on detailed design and pole work. Brown said the team completed field-level design and is now doing field-validated design — a contractor-ready set of plans — and expects that milestone to conclude in two to three months. He warned that make-ready engineering and construction for about 4,000 utility poles are the single biggest cause of delay on projects like this and described options to reduce that delay, including undergrounding some sections by directional boring.

Brown described the project as three reimbursement milestones tied to state grant payments: (1) completion of field-validated design, (2) construction of fiber miles, and (3) completed service connections for the identified 1,850 locations. “When we get [field-validated design] done, which will be in the next 2, 3 months, that's actually the completion of the very first milestone on this project,” he said.

Brown said the project team had completed the required environmental review and was assessing potential impacts — including wetlands — and added that the project team has an FAQ page with an address lookup and a contact number where residents can check whether their address is in the build plan and express interest. “If you're getting questions that aren't on that FAQ page, feel free to reach out and let me know, and we'll incorporate that,” Brown said.

Court members asked how residents could check eligibility; Brown said the FAQ page includes an address-lookup and contact information. The county and All Points agreed to quarterly updates to the fiscal court, timed after the company's quarterly reporting to the state.

The presentation and questions were informational; the court did not take a formal vote on the project during the meeting.

The project names appearing in the court record include All Points Broadband and the Kentucky Broadband Improvement Program. The company and the county said they will pursue any necessary pole-owner approvals and make-ready work before crews begin hanging fiber.

Philip Brown emphasized the county-level coordination and said the contractor expects to meet the current schedule, while also noting underground construction can be slowed by hard rock and that make-ready remains the principal logistical risk.","All Points Broadband told the Woodford County Fiscal Court it will build fiber to 1,850 unserved locations, a roughly 185-mile network with a $16.6 million budget and a December 31, 2026 completion requirement; design work and pole make-ready remain major near-term tasks.","actionData","errors"]

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